Increasing the JVM memory using command line

Question

How do I calculate the size of JVM? Can I increase the JVM memory depending on my application needs? And how can I know the size of JVM?

Answer 1

You can adjust your JVM memory needs by using:

-Xms<size>

 This command specifies the initial Java heap size and

-Xmx<size>

This command specifies the maximum Java heap size.